Los Angeles Clippers Draft Pick Narcisse Ngoy Will Stay in College to Play for Auburn
LA is going to have to pivot a bit after receiving some news from a recent draftee. Narcisse Ngoy, who the Clippers selected with the 57th pick in the NBA Draft, informed the team that he will be playing for Auburn next year instead. Ngoy committed to the Tigers in March and never formally declared for the draft or went through the process. Narcisse Ngoy was not expecting to be drafted by the Clippers or any team. Therefore, the Los Angeles Clippers draft pick Narcisse Ngoy will stay in college playing for Auburn.
This situation is being described as “an unprecedented and fluid situation” but the Clippers front office has been in touch since the draft and reveal that conversations will be ongoing on this front. Nonetheless, it is now known that Narcisse Ngoy will not be playing for the Clippers’ summer league team. Moreover, he will not play at Inuit Dome this coming season, despite being drafted in Wednesday’s NBA draft. Instead, he’ll suit up for Auburn, a first for the NBA as the Clippers rewrite what the term ‘draft and stash’ can mean.
Regarding Narcisse’s return to college, Kevin Sweeney of Sports Illustrated commented on this rare occurrence. Sweeney states,
Narcisse Ngoy represents a new wave: The college basketball draft-and-stash.
Enormous big man who put up monster numbers in French Pro B this season. Auto-eligible for the draft as a 2004-born player. Will almost assuredly play this season at Auburn with the Clippers holding his rights.
The NCAA’s new rules, published in April, state a player can’t go through an opt-in professional draft and then be eligible to play in college. Ngoy and a good handful of others are excluded from this since they were automatically entered into the draft.”
Los Angeles Clippers Draft Pick Narcisse Ngoy Will Stay in College to Play for Auburn
Narcisse Ngoy made a brief statement regarding this draft decision. He mentions, “I am thankful for the LA Clippers confidence in me. I fully intend to honor my commitment to Auburn University. And I am looking forward to wearing the Auburn Tigers jersey for the 2027-2027 season.”
The Clippers despite getting the above news from Ngoy, has continued to work towards improving their roster. And getting some new talent to develop. Case in point, Purdue guard Fletcher Loyer has signed an Exhibit-10 deal with the Los Angeles Clippers, source tells 247 Sports.
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